off the bat

off the bat
амер.; разг.
((hot или right) off the bat (тж. hot from the bat))
сразу, немедленно, без промедления, незамедлительно, тотчас же; ≈ с места в карьер

Mr. McGowan was also striving to catch the bright smiles tossed about by Rosy... He picked them off the bat. (O. Henry, ‘The Voice of the City’. ‘The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein’) — Мистер Мак-Гауэн тоже пытался поймать улыбки, щедро разбрасываемые Рози... Он ловил их на лету.

‘I'll cooperate. But right off the bat, you're wrong about one thing,’ said Arnold Stone. (J. O'Hara, ‘The Horse Knows the Way’, ‘Arnold Stone’) — - Я буду сотрудничать с вами, но в одном отношении вы ошибаетесь с самого начала, - сказал Арнольд Стоун.

Turn loose your yarn at me hot off the bat. (DAE) — Ну, рассказывай твою историю, да поживей!


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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Смотреть что такое "off the bat" в других словарях:

  • off the bat — adverb : without delay : at once : immediately lock these people up right off the bat without letting them run around Clare Hoffman * * * off the bat chiefly US informal : without any delay : ↑immediately usually used with right …   Useful english dictionary

  • off the bat — (right) off the bat American & Australian immediately. I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man …   New idioms dictionary

  • off the bat — adverb From the start; immediately; right away. Right off the bat, I can see that you need to save your work more often …   Wiktionary

  • off the bat — See: RIGHT AWAY or RIGHT OFF THE BAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the bat — See: RIGHT AWAY or RIGHT OFF THE BAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the bat — phrasal without delay ; immediately < recognized him right off the bat > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • off\ the\ bat — See: right away or right off the bat …   Словарь американских идиом

  • off the bat — See right off the bat …   English idioms

  • right off the bat — (N Am inf) Straight away • • • Main Entry: ↑bat * * * at the very beginning * * * right off the ˈbat idiom (informal, especially NAmE) immediately; without delay …   Useful english dictionary

  • right\ off\ the\ bat — • right away • right off (the bat) informal • straight away adv. phr. Immediately; as the next thing in order; without delay. Phil s mother told him to do his homework right away so that he could enjoy the weekend. The Red Cross aids disaster… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • right off the bat — (right) off the bat American & Australian immediately. I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man …   New idioms dictionary


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